Whereabouts 0.6.1

• Enables Kubernetes to manage IP addresses dynamically
• Provides a simple IPAM (IP address management) solution for Kubernetes clusters
• Supports a variety of IP allocation modes, including CIDR block allocation and VLAN tagging
• Provides flexible configuration options for IP address allocation and assignment
• Enables Kubernetes clusters to support workloads that require static IP addresses
• Integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes, using its native API for IPAM

Whereabouts can be used in various scenarios to manage IP addresses dynamically in Kubernetes. Here are two examples:

• Managing IP addresses for containerized network functions: Network functions running in containers often require static IP addresses. Whereabouts can be used to manage IP addresses dynamically and ensure that each network function has a unique IP address, even when running in a shared cluster.
• Enabling multi-tenancy in Kubernetes clusters: In multi-tenant environments, it's important to ensure that each tenant has its own IP address space. Whereabouts can be used to allocate IP addresses dynamically and ensure that tenants don't conflict with each other.

Here are the basic steps for using Whereabouts in a Kubernetes cluster:

1. Deploy the Whereabouts controller and IPAM daemon as Kubernetes deployments.
2. Configure the IP address allocation mode and options, such as CIDR block and VLAN tagging.
3. Assign IP addresses to Pods using the Kubernetes API.
4. Update the cluster's control plane with the new IP address information.

• Whereabouts is written in Go language
• It uses a daemonset to deploy the IPAM daemon to each node in the cluster
• It uses the Kubernetes API server to allocate and assign IP addresses to Pods
• It supports a variety of IP allocation modes, including CIDR block allocation and VLAN tagging
• It integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes and uses its native API for IPAM
• It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.